Our Staff and Our Boards
Our staff is our Executive Director, John W. Lehman, volunteer visitors, interns from San Jose State University and a Board of Directors.
Board of Directors
Chair, Terry Morrison, Admissions Director, The Terraces at Los
Altos
Gene Lennon, owner, Right-At-Home homecare franchise
Robert Stetson, Business Owner
Larry Kavinoky, CPA
Susan Harlan, Senior Care Specialist and Resources coordinator for
El Camino Hospital
James Stratton, Systems Analyst, Xerox
Lisa South, Client Specialist, Community Services Agency
Executive Director John Lehman
John is the founding Board Chair of Senior New Ways.
• John created Memory Tune-ing Therapy, beginning in 2008, for both
groups and individuals, and delivers it to six day care and
residential care centers. An amateur musicologist, he has collected
music since 1959 and has one of the largest private collections in
the world, covering every single from 1925-1990s.
• Established care center volunteer visiting service for twelve
centers.
• Created and lead caregiver resource groups and whole health “chat”
groups now in place since 2004.
• Developed 50+ interactive presentations for groups on laughter
therapy, music memories, creating legacies, etc for groups in the
Bay Area.
• Developed “Laughs and Brains” video for homecare / healthcare
groups and individuals.
A Vietnam era veteran, prior to 2005 John spent 36 years in
high-tech software, including founding Verity Inc., Sageware Inc.,
and HighClassify Inc., specializing in text search and
classification.
He has been a part time-fulltime caregiver since
2007. His volunteer history includes:
Amor Industries (Mexico housebuilding)
Silicon Valley Rebuilding Together
Habitat for Humanity
The Methodist Church
YMCA
Boy Scouts of America
John has a BS in business from the University of Minnesota and has
extensive coursework in graduate Management Information Systems.
John has over 45 years of teaching experience mainly at the 3-13
ages and adult level. He is a sought after public speaker and
humorist.
Our Sustaining Boosters
The Sustaining Boosters of Senior New Ways was formed in 2008 as the Board of Trustees. Members of the Sustaining Boosters:
- Help us publicize our programs in the community
- Commit to a minimum yearly donation of $500
- Provide public support of Senior New Ways by allowing us to use their names in fundraising
The Sustaining Boosters currently consists of 10 individuals and families from throughout the community.
- Anonymous
- Lawrence & Delores Dike